VortexMaster

Ah yes Vortex's Vibrant Verisimilitude of Grave Grimalkin Gnashing, That started as I am tired of demons roaring all the time, then hey what if I made the demons sound like cats? Then to waaaay to much time finding sound files and editing them (there are 46 sound files in the demon power set!), then testing in game with a few people. Was kinda a joke at first, that turned into a full sound mod. The idea being that as you summon the Demons you force them to act and sound like cats, than as the un-summon/die the revert to demons (was not going to add sounds of cats being hurt). Originally made for myself, I was convinced to upload it to the forums, then PK asked permission to add it to their Mod tool and I was happy to say yes. I have no idea if anyone other than a few use it, but was interesting to make, and is fun to use for me at least. I used Audacity (free sound editing software) https://www.audacityteam.org/ to edit and make the sound files as its easy to use, free and will output into .ogg file format. Oh and as an aside, the sound files in the game are super loud by default, one challenge was to make the new sound files loud enough to hear in game and not be distorted. Modding the sound files is City can be quite fun and an interesting project, some small with one or two sound files, some larger with 30+ files. Pretty cool that we are able to do so, and PK's tool definitely makes it a much more user friendly experience on the modder side and the end user side.

I am in no way saying you don't have a point about the lift/propel dilemma, mostly just pointing out that someone out there probably has a build/character that they do well with that's outside of what would be considered the norm. As in this case I love my Dominator and do very well with him. I have a level 50 Gravity/Dark Dominator with Perma Domination and Softcapped range defense, I do not have lift in my build. I love this toon and have a blast playing him, He feels quite powerful to me, and I have no issues playing him. It took quite a while to get the build "right" A big part of it is the perma domination, its one of the best inherent powers in the game as far as I am concerned. It has the following effects. Quoted form the wiki "Your control powers will typically last 50% longer and will more easily Dominate stronger opponents. Additionally, you will completely recover your Endurance" "Domination protects the villain from Knockback/Knockup, Repel, Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Fear, and Confuse effects, and can be activated even while suffering from them to break the villain free." "Domination doubles the magnitude of the villain's own Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Fear, and Confuse effects for their normal durations, then keeps them going at normal magnitude for half that amount of time longer." In Short I get a constant flow of Endurance to help balance out the high end usage of Dark Assault, I have constant status effect protection, my Mez are stronger and last longer, and with soul mastery as my patron powers I have a few area effect damage powers. Dark Obliteration, NightFall, Souldrain, Dark Consumption, and Engufling Darkness. Now the last three are PBAOE, but once things are held/stunned its not an issue to get in close to pop one or two off. Furthermore with Sudden acceleration knockback to knockdown slotted in wormhole its quit the handy/fun power. Oh and I love Propel its such a unique power, maybe not the best or most efficient. It is better that it used to be and quite fun to use. For me the reason to play a Dominator vs a Controller is partly about the range damage potential from the Assault set, part of it is thematic, and the biggest part is how amazing domination is. With softcaped range def and mez protection he does not die often which is fun and more efficent. As I have him built he can stay in the back or flying above and use range attacks, and occasionally move in close when its safe to hit his PBAOES. Just kind of throwing out there my build and why I have a dominator vs a controller with gravity control. Not saying I would be against some kind of fix, but for me I just sidestepped some of the issue altogether by not taking lift, its a power in the set that I have never cared for. So for me honestly my issue is more with lift than propel, I would not mind if propel did some AoE damage in addition to its AoE knockdown, that would make up some for its slow cast time I think. Lift, well I don't know, its slow cast/animate time was a big enough issue for me that I skipped it entirely.

Vortex's Vibrant Verisimilitude of Grave Grimalkin Gnashing Or the remaking of demon sounds into cat sounds. Version 1.0 As many of you here I enjoy playing Masterminds, but find my enjoyment a little lacking luster when it comes to the demons, and their constant noisome emanations, and violently vehement vociferating. Thus, I set upon my quest to tame the savage nether spawn to behave as Bohemian bastardization of kitty cats. Tucked with the zipped files you will find some sounds that will tame the din, to cats who will look for their din din while in the shape of demons. But beware! When summoned or slain they will regain their netherworldly ways and roar out their old demonic bellows. Simply unzip the files contained within the City of Heroes-data-sound-Ogg-Demon Summoning. this is a rather rough first draft, so do not judge me to harshly as this was mostly concocted for my own amusement, and word leaked to others and they lay upon me for their desire to also train their demons to sound like cats. I hope some enjoy with maniacal laughter as I do as the Demons purr and meow, feedback is welcome, although I cannot promise to answer or adjust the sounds, only time will tell. With Regards. The Vortex Master data.7z

Tried to do the mission as a flashback arc, same issue, not able to complete, can confirm Ramirez, Traffic, Showers, Claudia Michaels, 4 Weapon Crates. Clue appears after destroying fires weapon crate, killing Traffic and Showers, and after killing Claudia Micheals. Also in mission was Heavy Barrel, Pistol Adept, Pistol Initiate, and Brawler Adept. Paragon Wiki states that there should also be a Resistance officer (BOSS) called Point Blank, no sign of said character. Tried 3 times including log out, and restart of whole arc. Tried both talk options with Warrant prior to start of mission. UPDATE: Upon my 4th try there was a different map layout than the first 3 runs, I used stealth to get to the back of the mission, Point Blank was finally present, upon defeating Point blank and Claudia Micheals, the mission completed. Did not need to defeat any other mobs, or break the weapon chests. So possible short term fix is to keep trying until you get the map with Point Blank present.

This! This is amazing, I have wanted this since day one of playing City of Villains, I would have even been happy with losing brawl, but this is absolutely a dream come true!

Hello there Niizzy! Welcome to City, to quickly answer some of your questions Blueside is Heroes, Redside is Villains, than there are co-op zones where both sides can go and team up. Also if your Character is a Vigilante or Rogue they can go to both blue and red side to team up, although Vigilantes act as Heroes for badges and other things, and Rogues for Villains. DFB stands for Death from Bellow which is a popular TF (Task Force) for leveling Characters, note also on Redside (Villians) they are called SF, or Strike Forces For more info on them I would suggest a visit to the Wiki https://paragonwiki.com/wiki/Task_Force. LFT stand for looking for Team, and as to how to ask, I would broadcast on the Looking for Group channel, and let people know what level your missions are at and what they are. Yes you can end up taking all the powers from your Primary and Secondary, and have some left over for Pool, or Epic/Patron Pool powers. I hope this helps! Good Hunting The Vortex Master